July 27 — Rep. Ro Khanna, Rep. Thomas Massie, Speaker Mike Johnson and Sen. Lindsey Graham

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🗓️ 27 July 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) talk about their bipartisan push to release the Epstein files. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) defends the administration’s handling of the Epstein issue. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-Ga.) discusses his calls to investigate former President Obama. Amna Nawaz, Peter Baker, Jeh Johnson and Carlos Curbelo join the roundtable.

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0:00.0	This Sunday, mounting pressure.
0:05.0	What are they hiding from the American people?
0:07.0	The fight to release the Justice Department's Jeffrey Epstein files grows,
0:12.0	touching a political nerve and triggering a pain point for Republicans.
0:17.0	There is no daylight between the House, Republicans, the House, and the President on maximum transparency.
0:23.0	People want the information.
0:25.3	They don't want things covered up.
0:27.2	Speaker Johnson has assured that August has become the Epstein recess.
0:32.3	The House leaves for an early recess as President Trump shifts blame to the Democrats.
0:38.4	After what they did to me, and whether it's right or wrong, it's time to go after people.
0:44.5	My guest this morning, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham,
0:50.0	and a joint interview with Democratic Congressman Roe Kana and Republican Congressman Thomas Massey.
0:57.0	Plus, building tensions. As President Trump turns up the heat on the Fed chair, Powell pushes back.
1:04.0	It's about 3.1 billion, one up a little bit, or a lot. So the 2.7 is now 3.1. And I'm not aware of it. It just came out.
1:14.6	You just added in the third building is what that is.
1:17.7	And hunger crisis. As ceasefire negotiations fall apart, warnings of mass starvation spreading inside Gaza.
1:26.7	Joining me for insight and analysis are,
1:29.3	New York Times, Chief White House correspondent Peter Baker.
1:32.7	Omna Vaz, co-anchor of PBS NewsHour,
1:35.9	former Homeland Security Secretary Jay Johnson,
1:39.2	and former Republican Congressman Carlos Carbello.
1:42.7	Welcome to Sunday.
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